CVE-2017-6348 Information

Description

The hashbin_delete function in net/irda/irqueue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.13 improperly manages lock dropping which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via crafted operations on IrDA devices.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4c03b862b12f980456f9de92db6d508a4999b788 http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3804 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/28/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96483 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4c03b862b12f980456f9de92db6d508a4999b788 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3754-1/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5